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Senators wary of VA plans to trim employee numbers
VA leaders have said they plan to trim about 10,000 department posts in fiscal year 2025 in an effort to better manage their workforce.
Combatant commanders head to Capitol Hill to face budget questions
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 18, 2024.
Postal workers rally for proposed law protecting letter carriers
Lawmakers proposed a bipartisan bill aimed to protect postal workers from violent crime.
Federal pay raise would cool under Biden’s 2025 budget request
Even under Biden, raises have come short of what some lawmakers and federal unions have argued is appropriate.
Federal retirement claims processed at record speeds in February
The overall case backlog is down 4,000 cases from this time last year.
Biden signs bills with money for fed firefighters, air traffic hires
Lawmakers are still negotiating a second package of six bills, including defense, in an effort to have all federal agencies funded by a March 22 deadline.
Independent Senator Sinema of Arizona says she won’t seek reelection
Her estrangement from the Democratic Party left her politically homeless and without a clear path to win another term.
By Jonathan Cooper
Rollinson becomes first female chief legal counsel at IRS
Rollinson vowed to seek resources for the Office of Chief Counsel to litigate cases of high earning tax cheats.
Senate confirms Paparo as new INDOPACOM commander
The move came without objection in a voice vote late Wednesday night.
Opinion
The blind spots of zero trust for federal agencies
By establishing a comprehensive inventory of assets in IoT/OT, cryptography and cloud resources, agencies can mitigate threats posed in the environment.
By Miguel Sian
McConnell will step down as Senate Republican leader in November
The senator had been under increasing pressure from the restive, and at times hostile wing of his party that has aligned firmly with Donald Trump.
By Michael Tackett